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Committee backs bill letting landlords set rules on portable cooling devices with tenant-notice requirement
Summary
The Housing Committee voted 13–4 on Feb. 24 to report Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6,200 out of committee with a due-pass recommendation after adopting an amendment that removes evaporative coolers from the definition of portable cooling devices and limits lease and insurance burdens on landlords while requiring lease notice if a landlord bans devices.
The Legislative Sessions Housing Committee voted to report Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6,200 out of committee with a due-pass recommendation after adopting an amendment that changes how landlords and tenants handle portable cooling devices.
Vice Chair Hill moved the bill and members adopted amendment Vass 268, offered by Representative Engel, which narrows the bill’s administrative burden on landlords while preserving tenant protections. The amendment exempts landlords who already allow window air conditioners from having to re-draft leases, removes requirements that landlords query insurers…
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